Format: News
52 nationalities spent £2.2bn off-plan in London last year
Foreign buyers splashed £2.2 billion on new-build homes in London last year, compared to a paltry £1.8 billion in 2011, according to more stats from Knight Frank.
Hot January for KFH
Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward is reporting a virtually bumper start to the year, with 15% more traffic to its website since 1st January than in the same period last year.
Up to 40% of purchases in the South East are buy-to-let
The buy-to-let market has picked-up across London and the South-East, according to Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward's new Buy-to-Let Report, and now accounts for 30-40% of all property sales in areas such…
New chair for the UK Green Building Council
Jones Lang LaSalle’s Andrew Gould has taken over from Dan Labbad, Group CEO of Lend Lease, as Chairman of the UK Green Building Council.
Luchford to put Kings Reach Tower back in the headlines
CIT, the "propertunistic" private equity business behind the development of King's Reach Tower on London's South Bank, has appointed high-end PR specialists Luchford APM to make sure that the landmark…
Scottish prime property prices slip in 2012
Prime property prices in Scotland fell a wee bit further in Q4 2012, taking the annual drop to 2.7%, according to the latest from Knight Frank.
Battersea Power Station 75% reserved
It looks like hype has converted into buyer action, as 600 of the 800 first phase resi units at Battersea Power Station have already been reserved, less than a week after sales kicked off, according to…
Council “should not interfere with the market” as thumbs-up for Caudwell’s Mayfair resi scheme
Westminster council has overturned a planning officer's recommendation of refusal on John Caudwell's scheme to turn a Mayfair carpark into a 24-unit luxury resi development, arguing that the council "shouldn’t…
Winkworth opens office on “most fashionable street in Europe”
Winkworth has thrown open the doors to its new Kensal Rise office today, bringing the agency's tally to 61 branches in the capital alone.
DCLG EPC Q&A for listed buildings
There's been some confusion over how the new EPC regulations, which came into force on Wednesday (more here), affect historic buildings (listed buildings are exempt).
Jones Lang LaSalle gets nod for Battersea Power Station international sales
The residential team at Jones Lang LaSalle has just been announced as Battersea Power Station's international sales agent.
London’s super prime property market smashes records
2012 was a record year for the capital's £5m plus market, according to Savills, with over 400 documented sales (with a total value of over £4.1 billion) and a rise in per square foot values.